How to save in Ark: Survival Evolved

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At first glance, ARK: Survival Evolved may seem like a multiplayer experience and only that. After all, there are dozens of servers for players to join, and considering how vast a single map is, let alone 11, it seems silly to take on ancient extinct animals all alone.

Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to play Survival Evolved in single-player mode. Players can be entirely self-sufficient, despite it taking much longer to farm materials.

In a single-player server, players get complete control over server settings, which can be tweaked to make the experience tougher or easier on themselves by fiddling with a few settings.

Unlike multiplayer servers that could possibly crash at any point, single-player servers are a lot more reliable, with servers automatically saving every 15 minutes. Should players want to be extra careful, they can manually save their game using ARK’s in-game commands. Here is how to save in ARK: Survival Evolved on every platform.

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For players wanting to save their game on PC, it’s a very straightforward process. This method of manually saving will instantaneously save changes to the device, regardless of autosaving, as it essentially forces ARK: Survival Evolved to save.

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Creating an ARK: Survival Evolved save on consoles isn't too different from PC. In fact, it’s practically identical. There are a few small differences, mainly with the way the console commands are opened, and this depends on whether the owner has a PlayStation or Xbox.

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Out of all the platforms that ARK: Survival Evolved appears on, the mobile version is certainly the most different in terms of saving. This is because the game has a backup save, cloud data save,